
Formed more than 30 years ago, in the wake of legendary grunge band Nirvana, by drummer-turned-frontman Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters have, across twelve albums, countless tours, and more pop culture permeation than we can list, long been one of alternative rock’s most lauded and dependable acts, finding relevance and new fandom across four separate…

It’s been seven years now since legendary alt and emo rockers My Chemical Romance first reunited, initially for a single LA show before broader touring plans were halted by the pandemic, then for a more extensive tour and festival appearances in 2022, returning them to Nashville for the first time in 15 years to headline Bridgestone Arena.…

If midwest emo trailblazers American Football had only ever existed for their initial, short, three-year run, and only released their single eponymous, now-classic 1999 debut LP, as for many years, seemed would be the case, they would’ve undoubtedly still been remembered as icons of their scene; a band whose existence was all too brief, and whose…
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Hilary Duffw/ La Roux & Jade LeMacAscend Amphitheater; Nashville, TNJuly 30, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Sophie Harris, courtesy of the artist. When Hilary Duff took the stage at her recent sold-out appearance at Ascend Amphitheater, it marked the beloved pop star and actor’s first Nashville performance in an unbelievable 22 years…

As announced earlier this summer, beloved indie rock and folk singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers is finally back with her latest solo chapter after six long years, first returning to the stage with a series of intimate pop up shows across the country, before announcing a full-on arena tour for the fall, bringing her to Nashville…
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A self-proclaimed “summer camp for disco people,” Sparkle City River Dance began a decade ago, in 2016, as the brainchild of Nashville’s popular vinyl DJ duo Sparkle City Disco (Jonas Stein and David Bermudez). The first year was more or less just a big get-together of friends, as the pair decided to throw a…
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Hailing originally from Clearwater, Florida, indie pop, folk, and Americana artist Cloe Wilder was only 14 when she released her debut EP, the aptly titled Teenage Lullabies, in early 2021. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Wilder fell in love with songwriting after attending a writing camp as a preteen, and began to craft…

Though never the mainstream superstars of some of their ’90s rock peers, California-formed Pavement are, arguably, the decade’s most influential and iconic indie band, whose prolific yet brief decade-long initial run helped shape modern indie rock in immeasurable ways. Formed in 1989, initially as a studio project (they’d fill out their ranks and become…
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Though never the mainstream superstars of some of their ’90s rock peers, California-formed Pavement are, arguably, the decade’s most influential and iconic indie band, whose prolific yet brief decade-long initial run helped shape modern indie rock in immeasurable ways. Formed in 1989, initially as a studio project (they’d fill out their ranks and become…
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Hailing from Philadelphia, indie rocker Kurt Vile spent a couple of decades properly honing his earnest, lo-fi sound before rising to fame, first gravitating towards music in his teens, writing on a gifted banjo, and distributing self-recorded bedroom tapes, before early years of bouncing around labels and organically growing a modest following. After a couple years…